Bottle-stopper.



N0. Mame. Patented Feb. 12, 1901. J. & J. H. WHATMOUGH.

BOTTLE STOPPER.

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SJPECIE'JICATTMW forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 668,029, datedFebruary 12, 1901.

Application filed November 20, 1900- Serial No. 37,158. No model-J ToCLZZ whom, it ntay concern:

Be it known that we, Janus Wrmrnouon and JOHN Hnnnr "tl nnrnouon,subjects of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at 35 Market Place,Oldham, in the county of Lancasteiglfilngland,have invented new anduseful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers, of which the following is aspecification.

Our improvements relate to stoppers for cruetbottles containing liquids,pepper, salt, and like condiments usually contained in cruets fordomestic use.

The manner in which our said invention is to be performed will bereadily understood on reference to the sheet of drawings hereuntoannexed and the following explanation thereof.

Our invention consists, essentially, of two parts, one of which ispermanently attached to the mouth of the cruet and the other isremovable and attached to the former by means of a screw.

Figure 1 on the drawings is an elevation of the upper part of the crustwith the fixed portion attached thereto and the removable portionunscrewed and raised up above the former to allow of the filling of thecruet. Fig. :2 is a similar view with the removable portion screwed onas when ready for use. Fig. is a vertical section showing the inter nalconstruction. thereof, and at is an elevation showing the same invertedas when in use.

in carrying our invention into practice we construct a metallic tubularmount a with a male-screw nipple b at the top. This said mount we cementor otherwise permanently lllK onto the nozzle of a glass or earthenwarecruet-bottle c. "On the aforesaid mount a we screw an ornamental cap (Z,the said cap being tubular and provided with a vertical pin 6 capable ofsliding therein and having at the upper end or top a hemispherical orconical valve f, which closes up the opening at the top of the tube whenthe bottle is in a vertical position. (See Fig. 3.) Inside theornamental cap d is a cross-bar supporting a small vertical tube g,through which is passed loosely the vertical pin (2, the said pin beingprovided with a nut or small block e at the bottom to prevent the pin 6from falling out of the vertical tube g when inverted. The pin is abouthalf an inch longer than the ornamental cap d in order to allow thevalve or plug/to fall from the opening when the bottle is inverted (seeFig. l) for the purpose of permitting the contents to pass through, andtherefore the apparatus acts as a sprinkler.

WVe claim as our invention The improved stopper for cruet-bottlesconsisting in the combination with a fixed metallie tubular mountprovided with a male-screw nipple at the top, of a detachable ornamentaltubular cap fitted to screw thereon, said cap being provided with acentral vertical tube in which is fitted (so as to be able to slidetherein to a limited extent) a pin having a plug fitted on the topthereof, all substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES YVIIATMOUGH. JOHN HENRY l/VHATMOUGH.

'Witnesses:

JNo. Huonns, J. Ennns'r Huonns.

